The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-20
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT

Every person, excepting tho Justices Of the
Peace and Aldermen, Notaries Public ana per
sons In tho militia service OF the state, VINO
shall hold or shall within two months have held
any office or appointment OF proht or trust un-
der the United States, or OF this state. and city
or corpOrated district, whether cOmmissioned
oficer or otherwite, a subordinate ohfcer or
agent wac IL or shall bo employed under the
Legislature, Executive or judiciary Depart
ment OF this state, or fany city or OF any In
corporated district, and also, that every mem.
her of Congress and of the state Legislature,
and Of the select or common council OF any
city, or commissioners of any Incorporated dls-
trict. are by law Incapable Of holding or efer-
cislng AZ the same time the oihce or appoint
mont OF Judge, Inspector or Clerk 0l any elso'
tion Of this Commonwealth, and that no IN
spectOr, Judge, or other Oiicer OF SAID elec'
tion, shall bo eligible to be then voted for.
Iae set oI AssSmy d,S ~ syerv Ue Mayor. SheriT
Alderman, Justice OF the Peace, CsnstaOIe, OF
every city, county, township, or district Win
In this Commonwealth, Whenever called upon
by am officer of n election, or by three quail
fed electors thereof, to clear any WINDOW OF
avenue TO the window or avenue TO tho pIace
OF General Election which shall DO o6structel
In such a way as to prevent voters ii9m ap-
proaOhing tho same and u shall DO tho uuty
of every respective Constable OF such ware,
district or township wi, hin this Commonwealth
to be present or by Deputy, at he place OF
holding Elections, In such ward, District or
township. for the purpose oi preserving 'ne
| Also that in the .th section OF the act Of AS
| sem bly, entitled An act relating t. executions
and other purposes" approved ap.ii ~, ie'o
"shall not DO construed "a to prevent any mill
tia officer or borough officer from serving as
Judge, lnspector or Clerk ~ any general or
NY an Act OF Assembly approved tne 18th
dsy Of April, 1882 II Is enacied that at
"aill elections hereafter held under the laws
Of this commonwealth, the polls shall be open.
ed 8 seven O'Clock a. IN. ana closed at seven
The Ins poctors and Judge of the elections
a cal
for holding the election In the district to which
thdy respectively belong, beiore seven O'Clock In
thc moF1lng. and each OF those Inspectors
shs r-tsoint one clerk who shall be aaualig7i
,yns, Sn,o,,as -, ,".s Iouhty at All
tiOu are hereby hereafter authorized and re-
auesit to vote By tickets printed or written,
or partly printed and partly written sevcraliy
classined NJ follows One ticket shall embrace
thetfames OF all Judges Of tourts voted for and
to be- 0'lahelled outside Judiciary - one tIck.
OF sh all embrace tho names ofall Stn,eofrcers
voted for, and DO labelled 'State;' one ticket
shalF embrace the name Of all County officers
voteP for Including othce of Senator, member
and members of Assembly. ~ voted for, and
memi ere OF congress, II voted for, and DO In.
belleq "COunty - one ticket shall embrace the
namo'sot al township officers voted for and be
LABEL ed "rownship ~ one ticket shall en- brace
the names of all borough officers voted for and
be labelled thorough" and each class shall be
deposited In separate ballot boxes.
WHEREAS, The fifteenth Amendment of the
Conts tuition OF tho United States Is as FOL.
lows:
SEc,rIoSs The right Of citizens tho Uni.
ted states TO vote shall not be denied or n.
bridged By the United states, or any state, on
account OF race, color, or previous condition
OF serN itude.n
SECTION 2. The Congress shall have power
20 enforce this article BY appropriate legisla.
ton.
AND wHEnrAs, The Congress the United
states, on the 3lst Of March, 1870, passed an
| act entitled IAN Act to enforce the right of
citizens of the United States To vote In the ,ey.
| eral States Of this Union, and TOR other pur
| anf ~,
are as follows:
SECTION /. BE itonactod by the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the United states
OF America In Congress assembled, that ali
citizens Of the United States, who are, or shall
be otherwise qualified by law TO vote at any
election by the people, In any State, Territorv
district, county, city, parish, township, school
district, municipality or other territorial sub.
division, shall be entitled and allowed h. vote
at all such elections without distinction OF
race, color, or previous condition of servitude;
any Constitution, law, custom, usage or repu.
lation oi any state or Territory, or by, or un.
der its authority, to the contrary notwIth.
standing.
SEoTIys2, And be II further enacted. That
ton or Aws Of any State, or the iawsoi "s', anu
Territory, any act Is or shall be required 10 be
done as prerequisite or qualification or vot-
! ing, andby such constitution or laws persons
or ofiicerare or shall be charged with the per.
formancepi duties In furnishing TO citizens an
opportuniiy to per form such prerequisite or to
become ~ d'llhed to vote, IL shall be the duty
70 OF every Ncl person and officer to give 10 All
citizens 4 the United states, the same and
1 equal oppftuniy to perform such prereaui.
site and u become qualified TO vote without
dlstlnctloqolracc, color or previous condition
OF seryituie and ifany such person or olicer
shall rellse or knowingly omit to give full ef-
feet 10 TIA section, ne shall, for every sueh Of
a fence, ioreit and pay the sum Of 6ye hunJred
dollars lthe person aggrieved thereby, TO be
6 recoyeIeipy an action on the case, with full
costs an such allowance for counsel fees n q
@ the cour shall deem lust, and shall also for
every sp,h offence, be deemed guilty of a mis- !.
7 demean and shall on conyi .tion thereof, be
fined no less than hye hundred dollars, or be
Q impriso'od not less than one month and not
/. more thn ono year, or both. at the discretion
K the cart.
AND NHEREAs, 1t IL declared by tho secord
0 section the vi article OF the Constitution OF
. the Untd states that This Constitution and
tho Laws, she w .Hited ", t states which shall DO
. In the Cpstitution or laws of any State to the
- contrard notwithstanding"
AID NHkREAs, The Legislature of this Com.
monwealh, on the 9th day OF April A. Il ISTo.
passed O. acS entitled "a further supplement
to the actref ftiug to elections in this Common.
wealth, - hSt nth section Of which provides as
t. follows:
'SEoTIos0 That so much OF eyery net of
Assembly as,rovides that only white freemen
shall be entitled to vote or be registered as yo-
ers, or as aiming to vote at any general or
special eleottp of this Commonwealth, be and
i. the same Is Feby repealed and that hereafter
all fr ieman, tlhout distinction OF color shall be
- enrolled sndtegistered according TO .ho pro.
visions OF thctrst section OF the act approved
ls3Nehlttnih PIll, looO, entitled IAN Act fur
n ther supplemlla to the act relating 10 the eee
tious of this Smmonwealth.n and when Other
D wise qualineander existing laws, be entitled
L. to vote at gtnal and special elections in this
> Commonweal
The said ab,c recited amendment and Acts
must be exceed and obeyed by all assessors.
~ register Of yors, election oificers aud Others
- that tho rightand privileges guaranteed there.
by may os see'ed to all the citizens OF this Com
Ie mon wealth entled 10 the same.
"A BY the 18th ietion the act of A ssembly of
u January 80, ~, II Ia enacted that as soon as
tho polls shalloso, the officers OF election shall
proceed to ood all the votes cast for such can.
Il prdate voted n and makes full return Of tho
u dime in triplsie, With u return sheet In ad
sation, In all ofhich the votes received by each
II di indidate shalle given after his name, first In
esords and ags IN figures, and shall bo signed
q wy all Of said lcers and certified by oyerseers
bany, or II MOTTO certified, the oyerseers md
& any officer refulR to sign or certify, or either
OF thom shall vte upon each OF the returns his
10 their Ieas0nsr not signing or csrtifyina